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Fire guts 6-bedroom house at Sehwi Akaasu [Photos]

Fire has destroyed a six-bedroom house at Sehwi Akaasu, a suburb of Bekwai in the Bibiani Anhweaso Bekwai municipality of the Western North Region. Occupants...

All you need to know as PURC increases electricity tariff by 18.36%

The Public Regulatory Utilities Commission has raised electricity and natural gas tariffs by 18.36% for all consumer groups. This decision follows a review conducted...

Former ‘Mentor’ contestant sentenced to life in prison for manslaughter

In a case that has spanned seven years, Bismark Ato Foster, a former contestant of the television reality show "Mentor," has been found guilty...

Court remands man for insulting Akufo-Addo

An Accra Circuit Court has remanded into police custody a 40-year-old tile setter for insulting President Nana Akufo-Addo. Raphael Okoe Ankrah, also known as Okoe...

Amasaman: 12-year-old boy brutally killed, tongue removed; Neighbours arrested [Video]

Residents of Amasaman have been thrown into a state of shock after a 12-year-old boy was reportedly murdered and had his tongue removed in...

1 dead, 22 passengers injured in accident at Anteadze

One passenger has died on the spot while 22 others are seriously injured in an accident at Gomoa Anteadze. The casualty occurred when the sprinter...

High Court to allow Nyantakyi to see Anas’ face before court proceeding

A High Court has ruled that investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas will testify against former Ghana Football Association (GFA) President Kwasi Nyantakyi in open...

2 lynched, one amputated for stealing mobile phone at Ahanta West

Two persons have been lynched at Beaho in the Ahanta West Municipality of the Western Region for allegedly stealing a mobile phone. The two were...

See the new transport fares effective May 17

Transport operators have reached a consensus to lower fares starting from Wednesday, May 17, 2023, following a continuous decrease in the prices of petroleum...

Details of IMF deal to be made public by next week – Economist

Economist Dr Theo Acheampong says the details of Ghana’s IMF deal will likely be made public next week. This comes on the back of government's...

Court convicts man for defrauding Misyl Energy of GH₵‎27.9m

Managing Director of Renaizance Oil Limited, an unlicensed Oil Marketing Company David Aseye Tay, has been found guilty and convicted for defrauding Nick Danso...

GIHOC workers’ protest questioned as sales manager suggests possible sabotage

JoyNews/AdomNews · GIHOC The Sales Manager of GIHOC Distilleries Company Limited has expressed disappointment over the recent protest staged by some employees at the company...

Driver burnt beyond recognition after saving nephew from trailer fire on highway [Photos]

A diesel truck carrying cashew from Sampa to Accra was completely destroyed by fire at Juaso three line on the Accra-Kumasi Highway on Sunday,...

Police invite Frimpong-Boateng over galamsey report

The police service has written to Prof Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng as it opens an investigation into his 37-page galamsey report, from which a docket is...

3 die in gory crash involving tricycle and truck at Adukrom

Three(3) persons are reported dead in a horrific crash between a tricycle and a truck at Adukrom -Akuapem in the Okere District of the...

Supreme Court orders Parliament to expunge Gyakye Quayson’s name

The Supreme Court has ordered Parliament to expunge James Gyakye Quayson from its records as a Member of Parliament. Presiding Judge Justice Jones Dotse today...

NSS ‘side chick’ case: High Court ‘seizes’ car in dispute until final ruling

The High Court in Accra has ordered the Registrar of the Court, Law Court Complex, to take custody of the vehicle at the centre...

Kejetia Market plunged into darkness for days over GHS5.4M debt to ECG

Power has been cut off to the Kejetia Market in the Ashanti Regional capital for over one week, affecting trading activities in the major...

Angry GIHOC staff demand Kofi Jumah’s removal as MD

Staff of GIHOC Distilleries Limited in Accra are demanding the immediate removal of the Managing Director, Maxwell Kofi Jumah over mismanagement. The workers who embarked...

Galamsey accident: NADMO gives update on remaining trapped miners

An official of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has said that the remaining miners said to have been trapped under a caved pit...

Medical negligence: Man loses wife, baby at Amasaman hospital

The dream of a man to welcome a healthy baby and a strong wife was cut short when he lost both of them at...

8-year-old dies after drinking palm wine laced with poison

An eight-year-old boy has met his untimely death after drinking poisoned palm wine at Bantama in the Awutu Senya West District of the Central...

Afaglo commends NDC for peaceful polls

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Marrer Ghana Limited and Susatgad Boat Building and Fishing Industries, Novihoho Afaglo, has extended a hand of appreciation...

How Okudzeto Ablakwa’s exposé is affecting National Cathedral fundraising  

The National Cathedral Secretariat has said the actions of Member of Parliament for North Tongu constituency, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, is stalling the progress of...

Why Dr Mensa Otabil exited National Cathedral Board revealed

The National Cathedral Secretariat has set the records straight on the exit of Dr Mensa Otabil from its Board of Trustees. According to reports, he...

Lightning kills 15-year-old girl at Odumase

The tragic death of a 15-year-old student of the Odumase St. Peter and Paul Roman Catholic Primary and Junior High School in the Sunyani...

ECG drags 2 electricians to court for fraud, forgery

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has dragged two electricians to court for using the bar code of a dead employee to defraud unsuspecting...

3 dead, four seriously injured as tipper truck rams into mechanic shop

A tipper truck which rammed into a mechanic shop has killed three apprentices at Akorabuokrom in the Atwima Mponua District of the Asante Region. The...

Asantehene leads discussions with British Museum over regalia taken from Ashantis

The Asantehene Otumfuo, Osei Tutu II, last Thursday held discussions with the leadership of The British Museum about regalia items taken from the Ashantis,...

Concerned drivers react to 10% fare reduction directive

The chairman for concerned drivers, William Osei, has reacted to the 10% reduction in fares directive. According to him, the new directive is unfair as...

Govt needs $120m to complete National Cathedral – Executive Director

JoyNews/AdomNews · Why National Cathedral project has stalled The Akufo-Addo government needs to a whopping 120 million dollars to complete its flagship National Cathedral project. Construction...

Galamsey pit collapse: 7 dead, 5 rescued, many remain trapped at Birim North

Only five miners out of suspected 30 who were trapped under an illegal mining pit that caved in on Monday at Korley Teye in...

Family pleads for justice as deceased house is demolished at Mpraeso

The town of Mpraeso in the Kwawu South District has been plagued by the threat of violence ever since a family preparing for their...

Family head shot dead by unknown assailants at Bortianor[Photos]

Unknown assailants have tragically taken the life of Kpakpo Allotey, the head of the Kwame Anu family at Bortianor, located in the Ga South...

KATH surgeons perform complex limb malformation operation

A multidisciplinary team of surgeons, anesthesiologists, pediatricians and nurses led by Dr Dominic Konadu-Yeboah, Senior Specialist in Trauma and Orthopedic, have performed a six-hour...

Transport fares to go down by 10 percent from May 17

Users of public transport will enjoy a 10 percent reduction in fares by 10% effective Wednesday, May 17, 2023. This comes on the back on...

Major Oquaye laid to rest at Military Cemetery

The remains of the wife of the former Speaker of Parliament, Professor Mike Oquaye, were laid to rest at the Military Cemetery at Tseadoo...

COP Kofi Boakye (retired), Gabby, 90 others sworn in as notaries public

Commissioner of Police (retired), Kofi Boakye, Gabby Asare Otchere Darko and 90 others have been sworn in as a Notaries Public of the Supreme...

Driver dies after being trapped in a truck with bags of cashew nuts

Firefighters from the Ejisu Fire Station were on Sunday, 14 May 2023, dispatched to respond to a twin accident and fire incident involving a...

2 lynched, one amputated for stealing mobile phone at Ahanta West

Two persons have been lynched at Beaho in the Ahanta West Municipal District of the Western Region for allegedly stealing a mobile phone. The two...